
The Earth Species Project, a nonprofit based in Berkeley, has secured $17 million in funding from billionaire investors Reid Hoffman and the Waverley Street Foundation. This financial support will be utilized to advance the organization’s efforts in using artificial intelligence to decode animal communication. The initiative aims to enhance understanding of non-human communication, which Hoffman emphasized could transform human relationships with the natural world and bolster conservation efforts. The project seeks to leverage AI technology, similar to how tools like ChatGPT have changed human interactions with language, to deepen connections with wildlife and improve societal understanding of animal communications.
Berkeley-based Earth Species Project said that with billions of dollars being spent on how AI affects humans, it is using the technology to help society learn more and “decode animal communication.” https://t.co/UTWFONsmV6
ChatGPT changed how humans view and interact with language. Here’s how the Earth Species Project is using new billionaire funding to build a similar model for animals. https://t.co/43Z1sI4t7d https://t.co/43Z1sI4t7d
Using AI to decode non-human communication has the potential to transform our relationship with the natural world. This is not only critical for conservation efforts, but also to better make sense of the world around us. https://t.co/VY20NlKaM7 https://t.co/YSEUHqiNHS